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East London Shakespeare Festival - Twelfth Night

A rip-roaring take on Twelfth Night tours outdoors in London

This summer, the East London Shakespeare Festival (ELSF) are welcoming you to 1980s Illyria as they bring their rip-roaring take on Twelfth Night to outdoor spaces…

Shakespeare in Quarantine, virtual book club podcast

Shakespeare in Quarantine, a podcast for book lovers

A virtual book club has launched, exploring the work of Shakespeare and bringing a fresh take on some well-known classic plays…

As You Like It - Savill Garden

Circus meets Shakespeare at The Savill Garden

Weave your way through an array of hidden gardens and spectacular lawns at The Savill Garden in an immersive production of Shakespeare’s As You Like it…

HandleBards - 2016 tour

Theatrical cyclists, the HandleBards, take to the road again

The HandleBards will be performing four Shakespeare plays, each performed by four actors, by cycling to over 70 venues across the country…

Varsity Hotel & Spa - Cambridge - Rooftop theatre

Rooftop theatre opens up in Cambridge

The Varsity Hotel & Spa in Cambridge will host a summer season of open air Shakespeare on its rooftop garden on 3rd & 17th August 2014…

HandleBards - tour - Shakespeare

Actors pedal Shakespeare on a 2000 mile adventure

Beautifully British and bonkers, the HandleBards, an all-male troupe of cycling players, will pedal the length and breadth of the UK for three months…

The HandleBards - Peculius - (Photo: Callum Cheatle)

4 actors, 4 bicycles, 40 characters and a 926 mile adventure

The HandleBards, a cycling tour of two of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night, will be pedalling to a town near you…

Jack Studio Theatre - Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure at the Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley

Corruption and vice thrive in Immersion Theatre’s gritty version of Measure for Measure at the Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley…

Shakespeare's Globe - The Sam Wanamaker Theatre

Plans for a unique candlelit theatre are under way for Shakespeare fans

Plans for an indoor Jacobean theatre predominantly lit by candles are under way. Those of you who already fans of Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre on the Southbank in London, should find the new theatre equally exciting…

Othello at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

A dangerous London in the Jack Studio Theatre’s Othello

The Culturcated Theatre Company presents Othello at the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre from 23rd October until 10th November 2012…

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Shakespeare’s Bookends: The Two Gentlemen of Verona & The Two Noble Kinsmen

Perfect Shadow Mingled Yarn presents the two plays that bookend Shakespeare’s career as a playwright at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre…

the faction theatre co

Pop up open air theatre in London

The Faction has taken over the copse in Brockwell Park, London to create an improvised auditorium underneath a canopy of trees, where they will perform Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream…

Traquair House Shakespeare Festival

An open-air performance of Shakespeare at Traquair

Catch an open-air production of Twelfth Night performed in the grounds of Traquair House between 23rd May and 2nd June 2012…

Immersion Theatre presents Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at Brockley Jack Theatre

Immersion Theatre presents Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

Immersion Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre from 28th February to 10th March 2012…

AJTC Theatre present The Tempest

Be tempted by The Tempest at Leintwardine Community Centre

AJTC Theatre present The Tempest at Leintwardine Community Centre, Ludlow on 15th October 2011…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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